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rlhis invention relates to improvements in' lamps and more particularly to that class of' lamps which are adapted to burn acetylene gas.

The invention is directed especially to the.A

provision ofA a lamp of the acetylene type which is adapted for use as a miners lamp,

but it may also be used as a Tvehicle lamp or for otherpurposes.

:in object of this invention is the provision 'of means for straining the gas before it enters the burner tube, to prevent the tube from becoming clogged and thus hindering' the 'loiv of gas and rendering the lamp inoperative.

A. further object of this invention is the provision of a lamp of this character', to which is secured an oil burner, the wick of the oil burner being disposed adjacent the burner nipple of the acetylene lamp to form a. pilot light whereby the acetylenelamp may be lighted Without the use of matches.

lV ith these and other objects in View, my invention consists of certain constructions, combinations and arrangements of parts to be hereinafter .more fully described, claimed, and illustrated -in the accompanying draw.- ing, in Which,

yFigure l is a liront elevation or my device; and Fig. 2 is a section on the line 2-2 of Fig. l.

Referring` more particularly to the drawing', the numeral l designates the Ycarbid container which is pro 'ided with a threaded neel; 2 which is adapted to engage the threaded flange 3 or" the Water reservoir 4l. A gaslet is disposed on the neck 2 of the carbid container and the lower edge of the flange 3 of the water reservoir is adapted to engage the gasket to form a gas-tight connection between the members. A filling' opening` G is formed in the top ot the reservoir, the opening' being closed by a cap 7. A central threaded opening.' S is formed in the top of the "ater reservoir. through vwhiclreitends a valve rod 9, the rod being threaded on its Specification of .Letters-1"a,tevnt. ,fippncaamieaJanuaryas,1913. 'serial no. 744,213.

Patented Nov. 55, 1.913.

upper end Vfor. adjustablel engagements-'ith the threads `in the opening 8. The bottom plate l() 1s also prorided With a .central open'- ing through Which thef rod 9 is adapted to extend. loup-shaped member 11 is connected tothe bottom face of 'the plate 410 le to forni a tightly closing valve for cut-- ting off the supply of Water from the resere Voir to the container. A'tubular distributer 15 is secured to the lower face of the cup 11, and is adapted to extend downwardly within the container, 'and isprovided with a plurality of openings through which the water may pass to the carbid. onnected to the upper face of. the plate l is a. tubular conduit 17 which extends through the wall of the water receptacle, and secured to the end of the tube is a burner 'nipple 18 which may be of any desired construction. A rel'lector 19 is secured to the exterior Wall of the reserioir around the burner nipple to increase the glare of the flame.

A plurality of openings 20 are formed in the cup l1, the gas from the container being adapted to pass through the openings and thenceinto the tube 17' to the burner. To prevent clogging of the burner, a dish of -felt or other absorbent material 2l is arranged Within the cup, to prevent any small particles of carbid or any other foreignmatter from passing through the cup to the burner nipple.

An oil font 22 which may be of any desired construction is secured to the Water A. suitable lling opening 25 is.

valve rod 9-so as to allow Water to enter thecontainer fromfthe reservoir, 'andthe'acety Irrfthefordinary minersslarnp, when the carbid container is removed 'tQfreplenish .the

v. supply of carbid, -theminer'is left-irr-.com--v plete-darkness. In a device-constructed in 10 accordance with my invention5 the vWicker thev o'il bu'rner'xnay 4loe raised so as to be lighted from the iamegof the acetylene burnerwhereupon the carbid container' may` 1 be -remov'ed and the miner willhave suii-z 15`- cientlight to readily Ell' the container.. Upon again securing thel containerV to the reservoir, the wick .may be lowered and extinguished until it 1s'. again desired for use.

'carbid lamp,

' What I claim iszl A deviceof the vcharacter described comprising the combination of a carbid lamp lene bu`rner w1ll be. automatically lighted im- 5- mediately pongeneration of the gas.

havinga reduced portion, anauxi'liary lamp 1emovablysecured to such reduced portion of the `carbid lamp and having an upwardly directed burner, a reiector'c'a'rried by the In testimony whereof I hereunto aix my signature in the presenceof two witnesses. v g WILLIAM F. HUDGINS. .'Witnesse's WM; Davis, OLIVER J ARRELL.

and an 4- outwardly directed' burner for said carbid lamp extendlng 

